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LOT 0852
Roman Floor Mosaic Tesserae Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 in. (164 grams total, 8-23 mm).
Mixed group of cuboid and other stone tesserae, some embedded in concrete matrix. [110+, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK.
He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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